In the evening at Straatlokaal
Straatlokaal – Buurten in de stad from Hein Lagerweij on Vimeo.
Tot en met 10 mei op de Neude, in Utrecht: Straatlokaal.
We zijn open van 11:00 tot 23:00. Kom langs!
Program 5-10 May
Straatlokaal set
After finishing the three buildings in different neighbourhoods in Utrecht, we temporarily moved into an office with Born Digital, Sonostruct~ and Jacob van De Water to bring all of our field recordings and video together for an extensive audiovisual installation at the Neude (a sqaure in the city centre).
small skyscraper
riotparty
First some girls came help us clean the container. Then a few boys arrived and stayed for some snacks and drinks after which more and more kids came till the party turned into some kind of a riot. But the house is still standing and the kids sure had fun. Goodbye Kanaleneiland!
What are you doing?
What is that? Why are you building this? Who is going to live in the little house? How much is the rent?
rocking chair
The rocking chair we created from an old coffeetable was greatly appreciated by the Pearsonlaan kids.
close-up
playful building
Browsing
Start Kanaleneiland
closing down
farewell party Wittevrouwen
Henk
A neighbour advised us to ask Henk to sharpen our drill bits and so we did. Henk turned out to have a very extended workshop inside his house were he could make anything you can imagine. Mini steam locomotives, clocks and all kinds of other ironware. He gave us an educational tour and showed the special machines he had been collecting and assembling in the last fifty years.
construction
Apart from our own team of professionals and hobbyists, we had some help of nearby residents of all ages. Some helped with cleaning and constructing, others served us tea, cofee, beer and soup or gave us water and electricity. A very pleasant square to be settled.
details
thursday
Wednesday afternoon
Wittevrouwen
Last Friday a yellow container arrived in Wittevrouwen (Utrecht), the second neighbourhood of the ‘Straatlokaal’ project. We delivered many flyers around the little square and only two days later, the container was already stuffed with lots of useful material. Great surprise!
package
Today we disassembled the building in Leidsche Rijn to make it transportable. The complete package will be picked up tomorrow to be stored until the beginning of May, when we will bring it to the city centre.
Leidsche Rijn: the result
views and visits
construction
Apart from Foundation regulars Rikkert Paauw, Hein Lagerweij and Jet van Zwieten, we had quit a few collaborators this week. Searching and transporting material: Piet Benthem, Pannos Sakkas and Mark Schevers. Production: Astrid Petersen, assisted by Mariken Gaandersen. Audio recordings: Salvador Breed. Research: Rik Adriaans. Construction work: Niek Wagemans, Ifigeneia Dilaveraki, Rob and Mark Schevers, Casper van Oort, Sander Grooten and the local fishmonger!
container
farm
findings and gifts
Leidsche Rijn
Leidsche Rijn is a new and still evolving district on the outskirts of Utrecht with about 25.321 inhabitants and 2500 hectares. Before 1997 it used to be a rural area. Some elements like water, ditches, trees and special farms have been preserved and are now interwoven with the new buildings.
kick off Leidsche Rijn
new project to start: Straatlokaal
On the second of April, we start with a brand new project! We’ll begin in suburb Leidsche Rijn were we’ll be for seven days to collect materials and build the first of three container buildings. Download the English press release here and the Dutch one here.
Test weekend
Test weekend Straatlokaal 2012 from Hein Lagerweij on Vimeo.
At the 25th and 26th of February, we came together with composer Jacob van de Water and the guys from Sonostruct~ and Born Digital to do some small scale testing for our project Straatlokaal in April and May. Very promising!
